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A floating 'igloo' research station has left France for Arctic, where it will drift with polar ice

Source: Times of India
Category: Science
Region: France
Published: July 20, 2026 at 14:37

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A floating research station shaped like a giant aluminium igloo has left France on a two-year Arctic mission to study biodiversity and the effects of climate change. The station will drift with sea ice while an international team of scientists collects more than 10,000 samples despite extreme cold, months of darkness and the risk of polar bear encounters.

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